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Monday, July 18, 2011

Butter Pecan Ice Cream

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Such a lovely word. Amarcord. I remember....two little girls, sans shoes, sitting cross legged on a porch watching cream and sugar miraculously transform from a liquid to solid state. It was our first test of the new machine their grandfather had bought for them. They had just packed it with rock salt and were waiting to see if it really could turn the ingredients they had mixed into soft ice cream. Convinced their presence was necessary to the success of the operation, they claimed their seats and planned to see the process through to its conclusion, sure in the knowledge that if watched pots never boil, they surely then must freeze. Fortunately, that first batch was perfect and, thereafter, every time their grandpa Andy would visit, they'd make ice cream together. It was usually plain vanilla, but every so often it was gussied up to please the gourmet tastes that ran rampant in the family at that time. Things like strawberries or cherries were added with wild abandon and, on special occasions, pecans and brown sugar, Andy's favorites, were thrown into the pot. I often wonder how he would react to the amazing cream combinations that are available today. He was a purist and treasured the old ways, so I suspect he'd mumble about letting things be and insist on making his favorite butter pecan ice cream the way he always had. Today's recipe is very similar to the one used all those years ago. Some of you are old enough to remember the large amount of cream used in the vintage recipes. Nowadays, the use of that much cream would be considered attempted murder, so, I've cut way back on the amount of it used in the mix. The other ingredients have pretty much remained constant. This is a lovely ice cream, and, if one of your favorite flavors is butter pecan, I hope you'll give it a try. Here's the recipe.

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My dad was the ice cream maker in our family. It was like magic. When I was little, he'd put the rock salt and Ice in coffee cans and then the ingredients inside and have us roll and shake it till ice cream was formed

I can picture it all, Mary. In fact, it sounds very similar to my first experience with churned ice cream, which happened in a favorite relative's car port so many years ago. As an aside, I recently sampled Tillamook Ice Cream and was completely smitten by "Grandma's Cake Batter," speaking of decadent flavors.

I think if you are going to eat ice cream it should be ice "cream"! Butter Pecan was my mother's favorite. Such "sweet" memories your recipe brings me this morning. And, with a dome of hot air sitting over the midwest, it's quite appropriate.

Butter Pecan is my husband's favorite ice cream. I will be giving this one a try! Also, I see the bubble tea from a previous year. That's on my Top 100 to make, bookmarking that one as well. Have a great day!

I'm sure I could handle this just fine, especially on a steamer like today. Butter pecan happens to be my mother's favorite but she was never so lucky as to have it homemade. A beautiful memory you shared with us. Well told.

OMG!, you beat me to the visit, I so wanted that ice-cream! Thanks for the recipe and many thanks for visiting my blog, I'm honored... I love cooking, so I've been to yours and I'm also one of your many followers from a while back. Keep visiting, as I'll be thrilled! Lots of hugs, FABBY

Mary, how did you know that butter pecan was my favorite, with coconut as a close second. I'm printing this out now for a later treat. We haven't made ice cream in years. Thanks. PS: the sun is shining

This post brings back memories of sitting by while Dad churned away at the crank... with a towel laid over the top... and rock salt poured over the ice... waiting... waiting for that perfect treat! Summertime... Thank you for the stroll down memory lane along with you, Mary. blessings ~ tanna

Love the story, Mary! And the ice cream too, of course! I remember going to my grandma's and making ice cream...she had one of those old crank ice cream makers. My sister and my cousins and I would make a game out of it, see how many cranks you could get, the person with the most got to have the first bowl of ice cream!! :)

This is my mother's absolute favorite flavor and your post made me think of her. I love making ice cream but this year it was not meant to be with the mechanical failure of my Krups ice cream maker. Not even the fabulous Mr. H could fix it so I'll have to live vicariously through you and your wonderful recipe. Now, I guess I go call my mom. Thanks for the inspiration Mary!

I remember sitting on the back steps of our house, watching while my dad churned his traditional pineapple ice cream. We were in charge of chipping and adding the ice and rock salt- I wonder if kids these days would be allowed to wield an ice pick! I love butter pecan ice cream too, and it really sounds good to me right now! :)

I made strawberry ice cream, last night and planned to make another flavor today. Butter Pecan used to be, my husband's favorite. If the still feels that way, I am going to make this. There is nothing like homemade ice cream.

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